DURHAM, N.C. – With the 2012-13 NBA season underway, 18 former Blue Devils are making contributions to their respective teams. Two former Blue Devils, Kyrie Irving and Luol Deng, are leading their squads in scoring, while Carlos Boozer is averaging close to a double-double per game.

Shane Battier Forward - Miami Heat
Drafted: 1st Round (6th pick) by the Memphis Grizzlies (2001)
2012-13 Stats: 13 games, 7.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.0 BPG
The Miami Heat are off to a 10-3 start to begin the season, with Battier starting every game and averaging 26.5 minutes a night. In a game against the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 15, Battier was the Heat’s second leading scorer with 18 points, including a 6-of-7 performance from three-point range. The former Blue Devil standout has started the year with a .458 shooting percentage from beyond the arc. Battier is currently listed as day-to-day with a knee sprain he suffered in the third quarter of this past Saturday’s win over Cleveland. The Heat will play the San Antonio Spurs in a key game Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. on TNT.

Elton Brand Forward - Dallas Mavericks
Drafted: 1st Round (1st pick) by the Chicago Bulls (1999)
2012-13 Stats: 15 games, 6.2 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.2 BPG
Brand has started 12 of 15 games this season in his first year playing for the Dallas Mavericks. Now in his 14th year in the league, Brand has started slow this season, averaging 5.5 points per game, down from a career average of 18.1 points per game. Playing his first game against the Sixers since being waived, Brand scored a season-high 17 points. He recently recorded his first double-double of the season, scoring 11 points and grabbing 12 boards in a 107-101 win over the Wizards. The two-time All-Star played a key role in the Mavericks' season-opening win against the Los Angeles Lakers, grabbing 11 rebounds and scoring eight points. The Mavericks are currently in 11th place in the Western Conference with a 7-9 overall record.

Carlos Boozer Forward - Chicago Bulls
Drafted: 2nd Round (35th pick) by the Cleveland Cavaliers (2002)
2012-13 Stats: 14 games, 13.8 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.4 BPG
Despite a slow 7-7 start by the Chicago Bulls, Carlos Boozer has started the year strong. Starting all 14 games of the season, Boozer is averaging nearly a double-double with 14.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He recently put together a dominant performance against the Bucks, scoring 22 points and grabbing a game-high 19 boards in the 93-86 Bulls win. Boozer scored a season-high 28 points in a 112-106 overtime win against the Phoenix Suns, while recording 14 rebounds in the game.

Luol Deng Forward - Chicago Bulls
Drafted: 1st Round (7th pick) by the Phoenix Suns (2004)
2012-13 Stats: 14 games, 17.6 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.4 BPG
Deng has also enjoyed a successful start to his season for the Bulls despite the slow start by the team. With Derrick Rose out of the lineup, Deng has stepped up and leads the Bulls in scoring for the season averaging 17.6 points a game. After scoring just seven points in the season opener against the Sacramento Kings, Deng has scored in double figures in the 13 games since, including a 27-pont outing in a 97-91 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Chris Duhon Guard - Los Angeles Lakers
Drafted: 2nd Round (38th pick) by the Chicago Bulls (2004)
2012-13 Stats: 11 games, 2.8 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.0 BPG
Duhon has been effective this season coming off the bench for the Lakers, averaging 16.1 minutes a game in 10 games. Now in his eighth season in the league, Duhon played a season-high 26 minutes and scored eight points in a 106-98 loss to the Grizzlies. Despite his limited opportunities, Duhon is shooting 50 percent from the floor this season. After a slow 1-4 start to the year, the Lakers are 6-3 in their past nine games.

Mike Dunleavy Forward - Milwaukee Bucks
Drafted: 1st Round (3rd pick) by the Golden State Warriors (2002)
2012-13 Stats: 13 games, 11.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 2.5 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG
Now in his second season with the Bucks, Dunleavy has played a key role off the bench averaging 27.9 minutes a game. Dunleavy’s most impressive performance of the season came in a 105-102 Bucks win against the Cavaliers when the forward recorded his first double-double of the year with 29 points, on 10-of-12 shooting, and grabbed 12 rebounds. In the same game, Dunleavy also recorded the game-winning assist on an in-bounds play to Brandon Jennings with 0.7 seconds to play. Overall, Dunleavy has scored in double figures in seven of the 13 games he has played this season. The Bucks currently own a ledger of 7-6 and sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

Gerald Henderson Guard - Charlotte Bobcats
Drafted: 1st Round (12th pick) by the Charlotte Bobcats (2009)
2012-13 Stats: 2 games, 12.5 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.5 APG, 3.0 SPG, 1.0 BPG
Henderson was injured in the Bobcats’ second game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks. In Charlotte’s season opener, Henderson scored 18 points and had five steals in the team’s first win in the regular season in 24 games. Before going out with an injury against the Mavericks, Henderson had seven points in 20 minutes of game action. The Bobcats announced earlier this month that Henderson would be sidelined 2-4 weeks with a sprained left foot.

Grant Hill Forward - Los Angeles Clippers
Drafted: 1st Round (3rd pick) by the Detroit Pistons (1994)
2012-13 Stats: Has not accumulated any stats to date
Hill is currently out indefinitely with bone bruises in his right knee. He last played in a preseason game against the Heat in Shanghai on Oct. 14, where he played 19 minutes and scored eight points.

Kyrie Irving Guard - Cleveland Cavaliers
Drafted: 1st Round (1st pick) by the Cleveland Cavaliers (2011)
2012-13 Stats: 10 games, 22.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 5.6 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.3 BPG
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft has followed up his Rookie of the Year campaign with a solid start in his second season, scoring in double figures in 9-of-10 games that he has played. Irving recently suffered a broken finger in a game against the Mavericks, but managed to play the remainder of that game and a game the next night against the 76ers. After an MRI revealed a hairline fracture, Irving is expected to miss one month of playing time. In his only double-double of the year, Irving scored 24 points and recorded 10 assists to account for 48 of the Cav’s 108 points in a 108-101 win over the Clippers. Irving scored a career-high 34 points in a 114-101 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, including going a perfect 14-of-14 from the free throw line in the game.

Dahntay Jones Guard/Forward - Dallas Mavericks
Drafted: 1st Round (20th pick) by the Boston Celtics (2003)
2012-13 Stats: 16 games, 2.8 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 0.4 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG
Jones has played in 14 games, while starting one contest this season for the Mavericks. In 10.8 minutes of playing time, Jones is averaging 2.9 points per game. He scored a season-high seven points during a 90-82 loss to the Timberwolves.

Corey Maggette Forward - Detroit Pistons
Drafted: 1st Round (13th pick) by the Seattle SuperSonics (1999)
2012-13 Stats: 8 games, 6.1 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG
After being acquired by the Detroit Pistons over the summer, Maggette has appeared in seven games this year coming off the bench. Maggette scored a season-high 11 points in a 103-83 against the Celtics.

Josh McRoberts Forward - Orlando Magic
Drafted: 2nd Round (37th pick) by the Portland Trail Blazers (2007)
2012-13 Stats: 14 games, 4.4 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.4 BPG
McRoberts has appeared in 13 games this season, while starting two games in his first season with the Magic. He scored a season-high nine points in a 102-89 win over the Denver Nuggets. McRoberts grabbed a career-high 14 boards recently in a 116-110 loss to the Celtics.

Miles Plumlee Forward - Indiana Pacers
Drafted: 1st Round (26th pick) by the Indiana Pacers (2012)
2012-13 NBA Stats: 4 games, 1.0 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.0 SPG, 0.5 BPG
2012-13 D-League Stats: 2 games, 14.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.5 SPG, 1.0 BPG
Plumlee appeared in four games with the Pacers and played minimal minutes, scoring two baskets in 16 minutes of playing time. He has since been sent to the NBA Developmental League where he is playing for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, where he has averaged 14 points in two games played.

J.J. Redick Guard - Orlando Magic
Drafted: 1st Round (11th pick) by the Orlando Magic (2006)
2012-13 Stats: 13 games, 14.2 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 4.9 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.0 BPG
Redick continues to be an important piece of the Magic rotation, coming off the bench in eight games while starting five. Redick has scored in double figures in 11 of the 13 games he has played for the year, while scoring a season-high 24 points in a 115-94 Magic win over the Suns. Always known as a terrific free-throw shooter, Redick ranks in the top 10 in the league in free throw percentage. He ranks second on the Magic in assists per game with five, including a season-high nine assists in an 82-74 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Austin Rivers Guard - New Orleans Hornets
Drafted: 1st Round (10th pick) by the New Orleans Hornets (2012)
2012-13 Stats: 13 games, 7.0 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 3.2 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG
Rivers has been enjoying a solid start to his rookie season, starting nine of 13 games for the Hornets. He has scored a season-high 14 points two times this season, while also adding six assists on three occasions. In a game against the Clippers on Monday, Rivers had 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor, while assisting on six baskets.

Kyle Singler Forward - Detroit Pistons
Drafted: 2nd Round (33rd pick) by the Detroit Pistons (2011)
2012-13 Stats: 16 games, 9.9 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.6 BPG
In his first season playing in the NBA with the Pistons, Singler is excelling, averaging 9.9 points a game. In a game against the Trail Blazers on Monday, Singler had the best game of his young NBA career with his first career double-double. In the game, the forward scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including a 3-of-3 performance from three. In addition, Singler posted a team-high five assists in the contest.

Lance Thomas Forward - New Orleans Hornets
2012-13 Stats: 9 games, 3.9 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 0.0 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG
In his second season with the Hornets, Thomas has seen playing time in nine contests. The second-year man scored a season-high eight points twice, including a 3-of-4 shooting performance against the New York Knicks. The Hornets own a 4-10 record this season.